adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a chapter is devoted to sth (= it deals only with a particular subject )
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Five whole chapters are devoted to social reform.
a devoted fan (= a strong supporter or admirer )
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Devoted fans from all over the country have travelled to the concert.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
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Before it is through, Pound's centenary year will bring on indigestion in even the most devoted Poundians.
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That ought to be enough to scare away even the most devoted private-sector champions of better training.
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She had only met them once and they had seemed a friendly and most devoted couple.
■ NOUN
husband
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Jamie would take it badly, he was a devoted husband and father if ever Haney saw one.
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The devoted husband did not himself go to Cumnor, but sent his cousin, Sir Thomas Blount, to investigate.
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Why should she feel guilty of deceiving her devoted husband , she asked herself, if it was only in her thoughts?
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Their subtext was that this was a devoted husband and a decent chap, not the apprentice dictator that his detractors portrayed.
wife
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He has a devoted wife and family.
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His home life, such as it was, was shared with his devoted wife Marie-Anne, whom he had married in 1765.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He described Mr Edwards as "a good man and a devoted husband."
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Mark is a devoted father.
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They remained devoted friends for many years.
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Thousands of devoted fans waited in the rain for the group to arrive.
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With the support of his devoted wife, he carried on writing until the age of 73.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Jamie would take it badly, he was a devoted husband and father if ever Haney saw one.
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Since she was utterly devoted to my father, her children inevitably took second place.